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pre Chesapeake, would be accepted by the tioverh. nicht ;tit' the United States, in the same snirit of cunciliation with which it was proposed, has in structed me to express his satisfactiois, should such a happy termination of That affair tak* place ; not only as having= emoved a painful cause of difference, but ;ts affording cair prospect of a complete and cordial underatankng being re-established between the two countritys. , - The favouraVle change in the relations of his Ma.. with . the. United States, Which has seen pro rlices.l by' Vac A& (usually termed the Non-inter . clorse AO,) passed in the last Session,* Congress, w as *0 anticipated by his Majesty, and has .en-. coar!tred a further hope, •that a re-consideration et of this existing clifferenges might lead to their salts ' int' ork adjustinen t. • Ote these grounds and expectations, I am in structed to communicate to the American Govern ment his Majesty's determination of sending to the, Unite 1. States an Elivoy Extraordinary, invested . with Bali power to conclude a Treaty on all points of the rel ;lion:, between the two countriea. ia the mean time,: with a view to contribute to the at‘aiament of so desirable an object, his Majesty willingtO withdraw his Orders in Council 0440.0:try and November, 1807, so far as respects the United States, in the persuasion that the Presi dent w.onld issue a Proclamation for the renewal of the intercourse with Great Britain; and that what. ever 'difference cf opinien should arise in the inter pretation of the terms of ouch an agreement, will be removed in the proposed Negotiation. I have the honour to be, with sentiments of the 'highest consideration and' esteem, Sir, your most vbedient humble servant, '0•• U. NI. ERSKItsE. Wm. Robert Smith, &c. &c. ace. NO, Il.—Alll. SMITH TO MR. ERSKINE. Department of Stitt, April A. Stu ---The note which t had the honour of receiv • Ing 'from you this day, I lost no time in laying before ."the President, who, being sincerely desirous of a satisfactory adjustment of the differences unhappily '•existing between Great Britain and the United St a tes, 4 'has authorised me to assure you, that he will meet ' with 4 disposition correspondent with that of his iiritannic Majesty, the determination of his Majesty to send to the United States a special Envoy, in '.4veited with lull poWer3 to conclude a Treaty on all the paints of the reistions between the twoconntries. 1 ant further authorized to assure you, that in case his Britannic Majesty should, in the mean time, --w•ithr*aw h i s Orders in Council, of January and .:, ovemher, 1807, 4c) far as respects the United r fates, the President will not fail to issue a P.ro ' clarnatinn hp virtue of the authoiity.and for the pur poses specified in the eleventh Section of the,Sta- Ante, commonly callcl the Non-intercourse Act. :. 'have the honour, &c; (Signed) R. Syti No. v.—MR. ERSKINE tO MR. Swill. Washington,, April re), 6t R • -T0 consequence of 'the areepuince, by the President, as stated in your letter, dated .the isth in`st, of the proposAls.made by me on the part ot his Majeity, in my letter of the same day; for the re neixal 'of - the - intercourse between the respectiVb " countries, / am authorised to declare, that his Ma jesty's Orders in Council ot -January and November - 1807, will have been withdrawn, as respects the .11niteCStstes, oh the tOth day of June next.. I have the honour to be, with great: respect and coon. cleration,.Sir i .ypor most.obedient Servant, (Signed) • I), M. ERSKINE. lion. Robert Smith, &c, &e. &c. SMITH TO 1111 t. EAtICINS. Deportment of S fare, April T. Stn---Having laid, before the President your, Nose of this day, cotitainingan assurance that his Brijan tiit Majesty will on the loth day of June next, have 'ivithdrawn his . Orders in council of January and No ”.trther $O7, so tar as respects the United States; have the honour of inlorming you, that the President will aycorditigly, and in p4rsuaticti of the 1 ith Sec tion of the Statute, commonly called the Niiii-Inter course Aet, issue a. Proclamation, so that the trade of the United Statel :with Great Britain-. may en the same day be' renewed, in the manner provided in the said sirotion. I have the honour to be, .(Signed) R. s!dyrii, MAILS. 4 1 4g1r.tta—t Dublin, r VVaterford. DFL-1 Publin i Waterford. . ' THE SUN: 111J1.1 , 154 UUii DICII VALSUIµ AIJOAAT ? LONDOIY. ;TWAY, ndAY 23, 1609. Wr, litwe the pleasure to inform our Readeri, that the Nonppreil Schooner, is arrived at Falmouth, with the pleasing intelligence that Sir AsTnyn Wp- Le.st.ry took posse►sinn of ()pork! cfn the 12th inst. Si+• ART had written to the Captain of the Semi- ratnis, dc siring that au Officer• might be sent to Head-quarters to carry his Diipatches to England, but the westerly wipds blew so. strong till the 17th, that tio yessel'conl4 piss the bar; firm which Cap . lain panNctat dispatched the ./Vimporg With am important het above rnentioned. The Nautilus, it i l,sv p os e., will be divatelied with the particulars as (pop as she talq,b4r: The intelligence which arrived yesterday fret . ," liweden 'was ',Mil a might be expelled. GUSTA., yus has been, by a decre of the Diet, formally de• throned, upon the groupd of his incapacity to go. ,tern. Tt is reported that tote Duke of StflEß9Wi4l±ll4 has beep chosen King, but no official account of such an event has been received. lye 4tay t s seen letter? from Sweden, 01911 state, that it was at first ,tended tpewmpt the deposition of the King, not on account of his incapacity to govern,' but op ac.. count of !lit Illegitimacy, and we are inclined to think that pule charge been to tol 44 44l 41 , 4 4141 1 4 41{ JI • dethroned, but his children are excluded from tr. . • TRIAL' OE REAR-ADMIRAL HARVEY. suO.cestion. The circumstances of this extraordinary s. roe ISMOVIII; MAY 20.-.-flits day came on be= case are of such a nature that we cannot detail them ; fore, a Court Martial assembled on board his Ma it is sufficient to say, that it was positively asserted jesty's ship Gladiator, the trial of the above Officers • for charges which impute disresped to his superior that GUSTAVUS was not the son of the late. King, Officer, Admiral Gambier, Commander in Chief ci( but of General M— ; and it was farther added, that the Channel Fleet,:.and. which-Charges are 'corn the Bishop ot could give the most - indisputas 1 prized in the two following Letters, addressed to the ble testimony to prove this iniportant fa& Secretary of the Admiralt y . Caledonia, in. Basque Roads, 4 th April, agog._ • It appears that the people. of Sweden are by no " Majesty's ship Insperieuse arrived at means unanimoes in their approbation of the deposis this anchorage yesterday, ~and Lord Cochrane de tion of 'their Sovereign. The Inhabitants of Werrne-..j!lsere(' to me your letter signifying •their Lordships land have declared that they will submit to no Other' directions to me to employ, him on the service of at tempting to destroy the enemy's fleet by the means Sovereign but GusrAvus. A Gentleman of the, of tire-ships, &c. and I beg to assure their LordshiPs, name of Ca RTSON has been 'arrested on a charge of that Lord Cochrane shall have every assistance with f a . : all the means in my`power to give him, for the ac endeavoUring to induce the Artily to, declare in •• - tomplishinent of se desirable an object. your of their lawful Sovereign. . "As the fire-ships may be expelled to arrive every moment, i iinniechately communicated to the different ships (through the medium of the AdMirals of the division to the respeaive Captains), the pro- ' je6ied intention of destroying the enemy's fleet, arid direaed. theM 'to furnish me, with the names of such Lieutenants as would volunteer to command the fire-ships which may not be under the direc tion of an Otflcer of the rank of Commander, and . also that a certain number of ,Volunteerseamen, - ficient to man the fire-vessels (or for and other ser vice) should be kept in readiness, at' the same 14ne, I held. out to the Officers and men (volunteers) en couragement of reward by their Lordships to such as distinguish themselves on this occasion. " Upon this Rear-Admiral Harvey came on board the Caledonia and stated a number of o ffi cers and men on board the Tonnant that were ready Volun teers to undertake .the service, and that be offered hitnseirw have the direction of executing that ser vice; I infuriated hint that their Lordships had fixed upon Lord Cochrane for the purpose. On which Rear-Admiral Harvey declared to me in the most violent and disrespectful manner, and desired me to consider. it as an official communication, that if he was passed by, and Lord Cochrane or any .other junior Officer appointed in preference, he should imnicdiately desire to strike Itrs,ffag, and resign his" commission. ' • " I informed him I should besorry be should take such a strotigineasure, and that the Lords Commis sioners of the Admiralty having fixed on Lord Coch rane, and directed me to :employ him upon this ser vice, I Coiald not deviate from their Lordship? orders. The , Rear. Admiral, upon this, continued his ve hement and insulting latignage. to Me, and stated how much he had been neglected for his former ser vices, both by myself when holding a seat •at their Lordships' Board, as well as by others - of their Iserd ships' predecesiors there ; that he had not been rewarded fertile eminent services he -had 'per formed, and and after such violent inventive, and' a continuation of insulting gestures and len page, under which I' beg to assure their Lordships I preserved my temper and calmness towards hint, he declared that he had differed with me. in opinion .with. tvsped to .my conduct-, in the command of - the fleet; that he could'irnpeach me ter misconduct and bad management, and ended by :saying, with the same insulting tone and manner, that he wo Ad go in,the Tonnant, or any old rotten seventv - tbur , to • - board the enemy's three-decked ship in Aix , Roads, and bring her out. Here I must observe to their Lo t r l ds ) Rear - A i L l i a t a n t ir i a l Ha c r o v n e v y er u s i a m ti t t i n t i h a e s t t e ro w daysng p o si tionado ~ili of the enemy's fleet, :he shoed ' it to be Ids opinion, that any ships that entered that anchorage to attack the enemy could never return fat nt it. " will not trouble their Lordships with any further detail respedting the disrespectful condua of Bear-Admiral Harvey Jowaids we, but only say, that I never in my. life received so much insult to wound my feelings so sharply, .as on the present oc casion. I must add, however, that I have uniformly sliewn the Rear s Admiral that respe& and attention to which his rank entitled him; and I can venture. to appeal to all the Officers under my Command, that the service since I 11:1Va been in the command of the fleet has been concluded with the greatest liar mony, and the' best understanding with the : Officers their Lordships have clone me' the honour to place under my command, and' that I have used all the zeal, attention and diligence in my poWer to discharge my duty with integrity and uprightness - , " Under these circumstances, and a consideration that the public service niay be impeded, I trust their Lordships will see the necessity of taking the most speedy measures for relining me 'from the embar rassing situation in which I am placed by the Officer, second . in comeastid here, treating the in a :natiner so' contemptuous and insulting acto .. amount even 4o Mutiny,. - " Having stated What I have done; 1 beg yo'a to assure their:Lordships' that. I de it oply. with a • VietA• to vindicate, my charatier fi'QIII unmerited as persions cast upon it by . an Officer Ho VioleutlY.irri rated against 'me as 'Rear-Admiral Harvey appears' to be, and this for an set net my ew): jf their'Lardships should not upon this 'statement think it necessary to ordera Court Martial to be held upon RearsAthuiral Harvey for his conduct, I beg it may be considered that I reserve to myself the right of making an application for that purpose. I have nt humble serv an t, 7 the 1i . 0n , 0 , u y r 6 to ur b i e u , os S t ir o , be , die (Signed) • • " Galata .!.$ The Hon. W. W. Pole, &c. itc. Ad alir 1y A report was yesterday circulated, that an Aus trian Bulletin had been received,. containing merely. ' these words the Invincibles 'are defeated ; Gerniany is 33(e."......We have made every inquiry in our power, but we cannot find that ,any such Bul letin kis been received. Dutch Papers to the isth arrived yesterday. The only important article they contain is one dated Peters burgh, 25th ult. which states. that - negotiations for Peace between Russia and the Porte werejust on the point of being concluded, when intelligence ar rived that the Jatter had admitted an English Ain bassador, on which they were broken off, and the war is renewed. Yesterday morning his Lvf-AmsTY, the Dikes of YORE. and CUMBERLAND, Princesses AUGUSTA and SOPHIA, accompanied by Lords RIVERS and HARD ING, Lady ALBINA CUMBERLAND, - GEOCIAS SPUN.. CBS and GARTH, and Col. TAYLOR, rOdeill Windsor Great Park, and returned at 12 o'clock. - At hall part twelve the Quast.:, Dukes of YORK, KENT, CAMBEIDGE, SUSSEX, CLARENCE, Princesses AUGU;I A SOPHIA', ELIZABETH, and Malty, rode to Frogmore Lodge Gat dens, where a cold collation was. provided by 'her MAJESTY. , They afterwards walked in the Gardens,. and returned to the Palace at 2 o'clock. Yesterday being the Anniversary of the Princess ELIZABETH'S Birth-day, the same was observed and kept by theirMsaasTies and all' the Royal Family try the usual style. The Dukes of Yottx„ KENT, CAMERIDGE t SUSSEX, and CLARENCE, Lord RIVERS and Lord lietabiNG, attended to congratulate her Royal Highness upon the occasion. Our private advises from Seville are to the Ist instant. TIN. following is' an Extrad of a Letter dated " SZVILLS, APRIL :.?0,-Our fortifications go on well. There.are several strong batteries built under the inspeaion of English Eagineers,.and the whole oldie city is' defended by a wall acid a deep ditch, behind which the infantry aild inhabitants may` fire on the enemy with safety. There was a great panic here fifteen days since, .occasioned by the - hope of Spain, ,General Cuesta, being' defeated. The ene my are expeaed. Own here directly. No Spaniard was allowed to leave: his residence but for a short titue The panic has tiubhided, and the confidence of the people increase as they see the !Deans of resist ance improve, and I find there are now i 1,00 arm ed men in this city." Letters fronielidiz, of the 7th tilt. state, that Ge neral Cuesta was about •to give battle to the enemy, with every prospect of success. , • Some accounts from Barbadoes were received yes terday, but not of 6* late a date.as those which we have already noticed. They confirm the previous statementi.of the existence of disturbances at Gua daloupe, and inenticn a report that overtures had been made to our Corninakulers to place the Island under our prole&ion. The following is the decision of the Court Mar tial held lately in Portsmouth garrison on Capt. CHRISTIE, of the Fireshire Militia, The Court agreed that' Capt. C. was guilty of calling Major RUTHERFORD a . trqte and an, i4cot 4 and sentenced him to be reprimanded, by having it put in gene. ral orders. Captain M‘DoNst-o, the Prosecutor. is disitti.ised the service by his Majesty, thecourt having given it as their opinion that harpftterred the charges more froM rivate pique than for 'the good of the service, in haying delayed so long in bringing forward the business. , • . Alustc.--l'he fifth of the e3cellent concerts under the Aliredion of Mrs. litt,ctrioTori; NALDT; BHAUASI, took:place 1.1 , :t night at WlLLis's looms. The Duke of CAM R F,II3gE 4 PLICIICSS of YORK, and a very elegant 4111.1 numerous audience-attended; The seletlion was judicious, and the performance admirable. Mrs.. Bs r.t.i NGruN exerted herself most ably, and the ,concert wqs powerfuly supported by NALDr, litt4HAN, Miss PA,RKE, -and M rs . MOUN- TAoPorrip__,* • enthusiastic admirers of Au ONA PA proper to, praise him tor the rapidity Of his mov e - Menu, because he is one time ar Paris, and .three or font' days after .he •is 'in the heart of ger ,Msny. We ought • rather to admire as well as pity the , poor apirgals who are-compelled to con-,. vey him with so much ceollty. As to the se.. locity of his - own movements . , they proceed from a restless sni . nd, that is at once goaded by ambitiOn, And stung by conscience, if lie is not, indeed, wholly it callous to the touch of humanity." _ A letter 'from Vigo mentions that the Officers of the 'Lively and Fermi, British ships of war, - hild tua terially assisted in fortifying the castles in the neigh bourhood of that port; and 4144 ' that . the enemy had 'withdrawn frpm that part tithe country. Th u most flattering . expressions are used_ in adverting to the essential services' rendered io-'the proyioce of Gallicia, by the British Naval ,Cortunanders on that coast. Caledonia, in Basque Roads, April 4. Smt-..—Sinae I 'Hosed my Letter to von this morning (No. 88), stating the conduct of Itt:ar Ad miral Harvey yesterday, it has come to my know ledge, .that he has in many instances spoken of me in a MONI contemptuous and disrespeatul tanner to several atiket's in' the Fleet, and done so with that publicity, that it cannot fail to hayo ben dissemi nated amongst the inferior Cttliceis ancrteameil 'an der my command. It is truly painful tame, particularly tinder the circumstances of an approaching enterprize, that lauguage—L'hould have bee n U se d b y any oile Calcu lated to subvert die confidence and discipline; and to militate so mut against the proceedings 'of the public 'service; more espeCially 'Oat it should' Dave he-ti, usett by an Otlicecliolding the situation of se cond in command. r Th quiiable Countess pf GREY was on the 17th ClefivOred of her lifth son, 44 tenth child, at Fliw,fick, in Northumberland.' There lc is price of Bread thi& . . I cannot now, hol t y!vlr, laptitste upon ate calm W 11, •• •••• •• .40 • occasion, `and.. have therefore to request 'that the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty Will be pleased to order a Court-Martial to try Rear-Admiral s Harvey, updn the Charges set forth in my letter of this day's date (No. 88), and for having, as herein before stated, spoken of me and of my charaaer and , 1 conduit, at ditferent allies, in an unofficer-like and 1 contemptuous manner, ten dingC to subvert the disci- 1 pline of the fleet, much to the prejudice of the pub lic service. " I have the honour .to be, Sir, "Your Most' obedint humble Set' %Wits- • (Signed) . G A gingt." " The lion. W. W. Pole, &c. ekc. Admiralty. 7 ••••••••••••• Mr. Bicm om!. then, as Solicitor for the Admirs.l - began the pKoceedings by calling on the first wit nets, Admiral Lord GAMBIER. Q. - Was your Lordship appointed Commander in• Chief of the Channil Fleet, and did you ,held "that situation on the 2d and 3d of April last.--.A. .wat, acrd did hold that situation on the flays,gla- Coned. ' . Q. On what particular duty was your Lordship's Fleet employed at that time ?--4i3 blockailiog the enemy's Fleet, anchored under the Isle of Aix. Q. Did your Lordship receive key and what rar" doffs to employ •Lord Cochrane from the Admiralty for the purpose of destroying the enemy's fleet .Basque Roads - I did? receive such orders o e the ed or 3d of April last. Here he produced the order, which wait read. Q. Did your Lordship, in consequence of th at order, issue any, and what dire6tions to the Capti as of the Fleet, through the medium-of the Admirals of Division ?—A. I issued orders to the Flag Officered "the Fleet., • Q. What was Rear Admiral Harvey's rank in the Fleet at that time ?—A. He was Rear Admiral of the Red, an'' second its command in the Fleet. Q. Did Rear Admiral Harvey come afterwards on • board the Caledonia, and op what date?—A. mind Harvey came on board in the ale:n=ll of the 3d of April. • Q. Be pleased to state to the Court all that pesied between you and the Admiral on that teee- -14 ' . e Having detailed the circumstances that dtb that unpleasant piece of business with Admiral Harvey, in which he offered me an insult, as Carnmender in Chief of the Channel Fleet, which I' could not pass over, and fteettiat• discipline I felt it my duty to supportel shall proceed. In the afternoon of the ad of 'April, Admiral Harvey said in my cabin , 'no other person'being present, that in consequence of the orders I had issued, 'calling upon the officers and seamen. to volunteer their eurvices'ill the tip ships that were preparing to be employed, the re were several officers on board the Torment ready to undertake tharsery ice, and the Admiral offered him* self to Wei& the duty. I informed Admiral Harvey that I had received orders from the ,AdlOira i 'Y to employ Lord Cochr one to condtite' that 'aeersce, eel g • upon which Admiral Harvey replied to me m a h i gh tone, Lord tone, and in a disrespe&ful manner, tha t •'. • Cochrane was employed, or. any other oXisicer ot 'to him, in preference to him, he shonld ante' dime:) , desire to..strike his flag, and resign his oar missioo. .1 infaiii.d Admiral Harvey that 1 8 1 ) 00 be sorry that he should take sue., strung measures! that I had, received particular orders from the Admiralty to .employ . Lord Cochrane. Upon this Admiral' -Harvey, in a vehement, ;ooh ing telemeter, said, he had been negleeted .. iii his former services,' by. myself, .when" I held 0 Place ins - the Adiiiiralty, and by other Members of the Admiralty, and that he' had not been rewarded for the entieent services - he had 'performed. Ad' • rniral Harvey went on in a Manner highly otr eP : 'Slye JO contemptuous to me. He said that !lova' sure 'Arad-written •fo the AdmiraTty to proPe" recommend some other, officer junior to him for 1 " - execution of any. service that might be I by his MjiesiY y * fleet. I observing that Jetim ir ' el Harvey's Warmth. increased, was careful to avoid saying any thing that might give hint any otre" e ' or increase his eft ation, but.caltely told him Oa Thad not taken aey such step ; that lodf a nier d. .ta private commuteeetiore to Lord Mulgraee, ing him that the ships in Aix did (heel. much exposed, reel that Lord Cochrane Wall ed to conduet . the service, Whilst the Rear Adroit' 'by his manner and countenance, and answerit" treated with contempt, and said he should brief i p at undertaken to account for mreonduet. I said that this was p at the time and place for it ; and he said, in dig ° L . :: contemptuous manner, that he despised this 61 ` t e ness of my. sending an application to the Adollra by the a(ding Mastqr of the Tonnant, fur .0 Menials I must (emote, that I used nil the wet, in smy power to accommodat e the differences 1371 tweet. Admiral Harvey and my se lf, which I th ° „` la el the acknowi e dgmente of the Jo" „ Admiral than otherwise. kl e also reproache d in . generally: • PaSS4aNt -Tca. Will your Lordst.ip Jove n' e b t i ° , ask, f9r the•precise words of Admiral Haney on i r e OCcai:,ll l ?—A. As far al IMt SCCOIIt:Ct • W ilj speak so as nearly as I ca r e As ‘ , la are to judge 0 0 • ° rd • when you say he. used contemptuous and reproach; fol.lattuage, we would wish to know rite erc' c e l e terms."—A•. Admiral Hervey then iintu edifi e l " . said, he differed fr et) me with respect to nl y, o dust Management of the fleet, "end t hat h e Would impeach me fur misconduct and bed tnaose; l ie . tnent ; and in' the sone insulting manner HAW) r : offered himself to go in the Tolman', or any ite!- e hoard .oldrotten ship, to tirefertake the eiiterpriee , the enemy's three deck ship in Aix Itcads, and lit t her out ' duel considered as an insult to me- 1 04 r ventured this service vious to ' this conversation, lie said that any si lt'e s to that effect. He shortly afterwards weut 00 i c A inform would never retern, or ' ile , quarter-deck of the Caledonia e w when I was be 'tied— a ti sti a : v a e s: ;B :—ptitere. mi l. r P a ' K h i en Lord GAMBIER proc eeded, miral stopped. ~ dtcl* Ad' I would have been glad to h av e aeoertr - A d Q. Did Rear Admiral Harvey say any thing t° you about endangering 'fie fl eet more than once ?.."' apology, &c. but "---- horn 00 - 4 A. No, he tio , ers.litl any thing to the about it ', 1 i n ) REBILiENT--:-.1 think this to be irseletaut, Ow.- the charges. Q. Md • Admiral Harvey aceotP.PauY j' il ! I n; Vage with . any and what geture ?•-r . ro i 1-- • tb,. 3 .u. by expresp"pils and, Inv . , liftiog lii# P ei . `?`'''' i ,•